Display panel and display device including the same

ABSTRACT

A display panel includes: a substrate including a first area and a second area surrounding the first area; a first initialization voltage line extending in a first direction and electrically connected to the first display element; a second initialization voltage line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the second display element; an auxiliary voltage line arranged on a layer different from layers on which the first initialization voltage line and the second initialization voltage line are arranged and electrically connecting the first initialization voltage line and the second initialization voltage line that are apart from each other; and a first insulating layer covering the first initialization voltage line, the second initialization voltage line, and the auxiliary voltage line and arranged below the plurality of display elements.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims priority to and the benefit of KoreanPatent Application No. 10-2019-0104580, filed on Aug. 26, 2019, in theKorean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which isincorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

Aspects of one or more example embodiments relate to a display panel anda display device including the same.

2. Description of Related Art

Recently, the uses of display devices have become more diversified. Asdisplay devices have become thinner and more lightweight, their range ofuse has gradually expanded.

As display devices are used in various ways, their shapes may bedesigned in various ways. Also, functions that may be combined orassociated with display devices are increasing.

The above information disclosed in this Background section is only forenhancement of understanding of the background and therefore theinformation discussed in this Background section does not necessarilyconstitute prior art.

SUMMARY

As a way of increasing functions that may be combined or associated witha display device, one or more example embodiments include a displaydevice including a component area in which a camera, a sensor, etc. maybe arranged inside a display area.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description whichfollows and, in part, will be more apparent from the description, or maybe learned by practice of the presented example embodiments of thedisclosure.

According to one or more example embodiments, a display panel includes:a substrate including a first area and a second area surrounding thefirst area a plurality of display elements arranged in the second areaand including a first display element and a second display element thatare apart from each other with the first area therebetween, a firstinitialization voltage line extending in a first direction andelectrically connected to the first display element, a secondinitialization voltage line extending in the first direction andelectrically connected to the second display element, an auxiliaryvoltage line arranged on a layer different from layers on which thefirst initialization voltage line and the second initialization voltageline are arranged and electrically connecting the first initializationvoltage line and the second initialization voltage line that are apartfrom each other, and a first insulating layer covering the firstinitialization voltage line, the second initialization voltage line, andthe auxiliary voltage line and arranged below the plurality of displayelements.

According to some example embodiments, each of the plurality of displayelements may include a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode above thepixel electrode, and an emission layer between the pixel electrode andthe opposite electrode, and the auxiliary voltage line may be arrangedbelow the pixel electrode with the first insulating layer therebetween.

According to some example embodiments, the display panel may furtherinclude a second insulating layer arranged between the first and secondinitialization voltage lines and the auxiliary voltage line.

According to some example embodiments, the display panel may furtherinclude thin film transistors and a storage capacitor, the thin filmtransistors and the storage capacitor being electrically connected tothe first display element, wherein the first initialization voltage lineand the second initialization voltage line may include the same materialas that of one of electrodes of the storage capacitor.

According to some example embodiments, the storage capacitor may includea bottom electrode and a top electrode, and the first initializationvoltage line and the second initialization voltage line may include thesame material as that of the top electrode.

According to some example embodiments, the display panel may furtherinclude a contact metal connecting one of the thin film transistors tothe first display element, wherein the auxiliary voltage line mayinclude the same material as that of the contact metal.

According to some example embodiments, the display panel may furtherinclude a mediation metal layer arranged between the firstinitialization voltage line and the auxiliary voltage line, and betweenthe second initialization voltage line and the auxiliary voltage line.

According to some example embodiments, the display panel may furtherinclude a first scan line extending in the first direction andelectrically connected to the first display element, and a second scanline extending in the first direction and electrically connected to thesecond display element, wherein the first scan line may be apart fromthe second scan line with the first area therebetween.

According to some example embodiments, the display panel may furtherinclude a first emission control line extending in the first directionand electrically connected to the first display element, and a secondemission control line extending in the first direction and electricallyconnected to the second display element, wherein the first emissioncontrol line may be apart from the second emission control line with thefirst area therebetween.

According to some example embodiments, the display panel may furtherinclude an initialization power supply line arranged in an outer area ofthe substrate, wherein the initialization power supply line may bearranged between the substrate and the first insulating layer.

According to some example embodiments, the display panel may furtherinclude a first data line extending in a second direction intersectingthe first direction and connected to the first display element, and asecond data line extending in the second direction and connected to thesecond display element, wherein the initialization power supply line mayinclude the same material as that of the first data line or the seconddata line.

According to one or more embodiments, a display device including atleast one component area arranged inside a display area, and anon-display area surrounding the display area, includes a plurality ofdisplay elements constituting the display area, each of the plurality ofdisplay elements including a pixel electrode, an emission layer, and anopposite electrode that are sequentially stacked, a first initializationvoltage line electrically connected to a first display element among theplurality of display elements and extending in a first direction in thedisplay area, a second initialization voltage line electricallyconnected to a second display element among the plurality of displayelements, extending in the first direction in the display area, andapart from the first initialization voltage line with the at least onecomponent area therebetween, an auxiliary voltage line electricallyconnecting the first initialization voltage line to the secondinitialization voltage line, and a first insulating layer arrangedbetween the auxiliary voltage line and the pixel electrode.

According to some example embodiments, the display device may furtherinclude a second insulating layer arranged between the first and secondinitialization lines and the auxiliary voltage line.

According to some example embodiments, the display device may furtherinclude thin film transistors and a storage capacitor, the thin filmtransistors being electrically connected to the first display element,and the storage capacitor including a bottom electrode and a topelectrode, wherein the first initialization voltage line and the secondinitialization voltage line may include the same material as that of thetop electrode of the storage capacitor.

According to some example embodiments, the display device may furtherinclude a contact metal connecting one of the thin film transistors tothe first display element, wherein the auxiliary voltage line mayinclude the same material as that of the contact metal.

According to some example embodiments, the first initialization voltageline and the second initialization voltage line may be arranged on thesame layer.

According to some example embodiments, the display device may furtherinclude a mediation metal layer arranged between the firstinitialization voltage line and the auxiliary voltage line, and betweenthe second initialization voltage line and the auxiliary voltage line.

According to some example embodiments, the display device may furtherinclude a first scan line extending in the first direction andelectrically connected to the first display element, and a second scanline extending in the first direction and electrically connected to thesecond display element, wherein the first scan line may be apart fromthe second scan line with the at least one component area therebetween.

According to some example embodiments, the display device may furtherinclude a first emission control line extending in the first directionand electrically connected to the first display element, and a secondemission control line extending in the first direction and electricallyconnected to the second display element, wherein the first emissioncontrol line may be apart from the second emission control line with theat least one component area therebetween.

According to some example embodiments, the display device may furtherinclude an initialization power supply line arranged in the non-displayarea.

According to some example embodiments, the initialization power supplyline may be arranged below the first insulating layer.

According to some example embodiments, the display device may furtherinclude a first data line extending in a second direction intersectingthe first direction and connected to the first display element, and asecond data line extending in the second direction and connected to thesecond display element, wherein the initialization power supply line mayinclude the same material as that of the first data line or the seconddata line.

According to some example embodiments, the at least one component areamay include a first component area and a second component area arrangedin the first direction.

According to some example embodiments, the first initialization voltageline may be located on one side of the first component area, and thesecond initialization voltage line may be located on one side of thesecond component area, and the first component area and the secondcomponent area may be located between the first initialization voltageline and the second initialization voltage line that are apart from eachother.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and characteristics of certainexample embodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from thefollowing description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display device according to someexample embodiments;

FIGS. 2A to 2D are cross-sectional views of a display device accordingto some example embodiments;

FIGS. 3A to 3C are cross-sectional views of a display device accordingto some example embodiments;

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a display panel according to some exampleembodiments;

FIG. 4B is a plan view of a display panel according to some exampleembodiments;

FIG. 5 is an equivalent circuit diagram of one of pixels of a displaypanel according to some example embodiments;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are plan views of one of pixels of a display panelaccording to some example embodiments;

FIGS. 7A and 7B are cross-sectional views of the pixel taken along thelines Aa-Aa′ and Ba-Ba′ of FIGS. 6A and 6B;

FIGS. 8A and 8B are plan views of wiring lines around a component areaaccording to some example embodiments;

FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views of the wiring lines takenalong the line IX-IX′ of FIGS. 8A and 8B;

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a display panel according to some exampleembodiments;

FIG. 11 is a plan view of wiring lines around a plurality of componentareas according to some example embodiments;

FIG. 12 is a plan view of wiring lines around a second non-display areaaccording to some example embodiments; and

FIGS. 13A and 13B are cross-sectional views of a display deviceaccording to some example embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in more detail to aspects of someembodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elementsthroughout. In this regard, the present embodiments may have differentforms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptionsset forth herein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely describedbelow, by referring to the figures, to explain aspects of the presentdescription. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and allcombinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Throughoutthe disclosure, the expression “at least one of a, b or c” indicatesonly a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, all ofa, b, and c, or variations thereof.

Hereinafter, aspects of some example embodiment of the present inventionare described in more detail with reference to the accompanyingdrawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to thesame or corresponding elements, and repeated description thereof isomitted.

It will be understood that although the terms “first,” “second,” etc.may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements shouldnot be limited by these terms. These elements are only used todistinguish one element from another.

As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended toinclude the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise.

It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or“comprising” used herein specify the presence of stated features orelements, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features or elements.

It will be understood that when a layer, region, or element is referredto as being “formed on,” another layer, region, or element, it can bedirectly or indirectly formed on the other layer, region, or element.That is, for example, intervening layers, regions, or elements may bepresent.

Sizes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for convenience ofexplanation. In other words, because sizes and thicknesses of elementsin the drawings are arbitrarily illustrated for convenience ofexplanation, the following embodiments are not limited thereto.

When a certain embodiment may be implemented differently, a specificprocess order may be performed differently from the described order. Forexample, two consecutively described processes may be performedsubstantially at the same time or performed in an order opposite to thedescribed order.

In the present specification, “A and/or B” means A or B, or A and B. Inthe present specification, “at least one of A and B” means A or B, or Aand B.

It will be understood that when a layer, region, or element is referredto as being “connected” to another layer, region, or element, it may be“directly connected” to the other layer, region, or element and/or maybe “indirectly connected” to the other layer, region, or element withother layer, region, or element interposed therebetween. For example, itwill be understood that when a layer, region, or element is referred toas being “electrically connected” to another layer, region, or element,it may be “directly electrically connected” to the other layer, region,or element and/or may be “indirectly electrically connected” to otherlayer, region, or element with other layer, region, or elementinterposed therebetween.

In the following examples, the x-axis, the y-axis and the z-axis are notlimited to three axes of the rectangular coordinate system, and may beinterpreted in a broader sense. For example, the x-axis, the y-axis, andthe z-axis may be perpendicular to one another, or may representdifferent directions that are not perpendicular to one another.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display device 1 according to someexample embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, the display device 1 may include a display area DAthat emits light and a non-display area NDA that does not emit light.The display device 1 may display an image by using light emitted from aplurality of pixels arranged in the display area DA.

The display device 1 may include a component area OA, for example,located within, or at least partially within the display area DA. Thatis, the component area OA may be at least partially surrounded by thedisplay area DA. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, according to someexample embodiments, the component area OA may be entirely surrounded bythe display area DA.

The non-display area NDA may include a first non-display area NDA1 and asecond non-display area NDA2, the first non-display area NDA1surrounding the component area OA, and the second non-display area NDA2surrounding the outside of the display area DA. For example, the firstnon-display area NDA1 may entirely surround the component area OA, thedisplay area DA may entirely surround the first non-display area NDA1,and the second non-display area NDA2 may entirely surround the displayarea DA.

Thus, according to some example embodiments, the display device 1 mayinclude a component area OA located within, or surrounded by, a firstnon-display area NDA1, and the first non-display area NDA1 and thecomponent area OA may both be located within the display area DA.Embodiments of the present invention, however, are not limited to thecomponent area OA being located entirely within the display area DA. Forexample, according to some example embodiments, the component area OAmay extend outside a border or edge of the display area. Additionally,according to some example embodiments, the first non-display area NDA1or the second non-display area NDA2 may be omitted, or the firstnon-display area NDA1 and the second non-display area NDA2 may beconnected to or merged with each other.

As described below with reference to FIG. 2A, the component area OA maybe a location in which a component is arranged. The component area OAmay be a transmission area through which light and/or sound output froma component to the outside or progressing from the outside toward thecomponent may pass. According to some example embodiments, in the casewhere light passes through the component area OA, a light transmittancemay be 50% or more, or, according to some example embodiments, 70% ormore, 75% or more, 80% or more, or 85% or more, or 90% or more.

Hereinafter, although the display device 1 is described in the contextof an organic light-emitting display device as an example, a displaydevice according to embodiments of the present disclosure is not limitedthereto. According to some example embodiments, the display device 1 maybe various ones, for example, an inorganic light-emitting display and aquantum dot light-emitting display. For example, an emission layer of adisplay element provided to the display device 1 may include an organicmaterial, an inorganic material, quantum dots, an organic material andquantum dots, or an inorganic material and quantum dots.

Though it is shown in FIG. 1 that the component area OA is arranged onone side (an upper right side) of the display area DA, the embodimentsaccording to the present disclosure are not limited thereto. Forexample, a shape of the display area DA may be a circle, an ellipse, ora polygon such as a triangle, or a pentagon, or any other suitable shapeaccording to the design of the display device 1 (and/or the location ofthe component area OA). A location of the component area OA may bevariously changed. For example, the component area OA may be arranged inan upper central portion of a plane (e.g., an x-y plane) of the displayarea DA.

FIGS. 2A to 2D are cross-sectional views of the display device 1according to embodiments. For example, FIGS. 2A to 2D may correspond toa cross-section taken along the line II-II′ of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the display device 1 may include a display panel10 and a component 20, the display panel 10 including a display element,and the component 20 corresponding to the component area OA.

The display panel 10 may include a substrate 100, an encapsulationsubstrate 300, and a display layer 200 therebetween, the encapsulationsubstrate 300 serving as an encapsulation member facing the substrate100. A sealing material 350 (sealant) covering lateral sides of thedisplay layer 200 may be arranged between the substrate 100 and theencapsulation substrate 300. Though it is shown in FIG. 2A that thesealing material 350 is arranged on two opposite sides of the componentarea OA, the component area OA may be entirely surrounded by the sealingmaterial 350 when viewed in a direction perpendicular to a main surfaceof the substrate 100 (e.g., when viewed from a plan view or a directionnormal to the planar surface of the display panel 10).

The substrate 100 may include glass or a polymer resin. The polymerresin may include any suitable polymer resin material, for example,polyethersulfone (PES), polyarylate, polyetherimide (PEI), polyacrylate,polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene terephthalate (PET),polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyarylate, polyimide (PI), polycarbonate(PC), cellulose tri acetate (TAC), and cellulose acetate propionate(CAP). The substrate 100 including the polymer resin may be flexible,rollable, or bendable. The substrate 100 may have a multi-layeredstructure including a layer including the above polymer resin and aninorganic layer. The encapsulation substrate 300 may include anysuitable encapsulation substrate material, for example, glass or thepolymer resin.

The display layer 200 may include a circuit layer, an organiclight-emitting diode OLED, and an insulating layer therebetween, thecircuit layer including a thin film transistor TFT, and the organiclight-emitting diode OLED serving as a display element connected to thethin film transistor TFT. The thin film transistor TFT and the organiclight-emitting diode OLED connected thereto may be arranged in thedisplay area DA. Some of wiring lines WL of the display layer 200 may belocated in the first non-display area NDA1. The wiring lines WL mayprovide a signal or voltage (e.g., a set or predetermined signal orvoltage) to pixels apart from each other with the component area OAtherebetween. Though it is shown in FIG. 2A that the wiring lines WL donot overlap the sealing material 350 in the first non-display area NDA1,a portion of the sealing material 350 may overlap the wiring lines WLaccording to some example embodiments.

The display panel 10 may include a through hole 10H corresponding to thecomponent area OA. For example, the substrate 100 and the encapsulationsubstrate 300 may respectively include through holes 100H and 300H eachcorresponding to the component area OA. The display layer 200 mayinclude a through hole corresponding to the component area OA.

According to some example embodiments, elements such as an input sensingmember, a reflection prevention member, and a transparent window may befurther arranged on the display panel 10, the input sensing membersensing a touch input, and the reflection prevention member including apolarizer and a retarder, or a color filter and a black matrix.

The component 20 may be located in the component area OA. The component20 may be an electronic element that uses light or sound. For example,an electronic element may be a sensor such as an infrared sensor thatemits and/or receives light, a camera that receives light and capturesan image, a sensor that outputs and senses light or sound to measure adistance or recognize a fingerprint, a small lamp that outputs light, ora speaker that outputs sound. An electronic element that uses light mayuse light in various wavelength bands such as visible light, infraredlight, and ultraviolet light. As shown in FIG. 2A, in the case where thedisplay panel 10 includes a through hole 10H corresponding to thecomponent area OA, light or sound output from or received by theelectronic element may be more effectively utilized.

Unlike the display panel 10 including the through hole 10H correspondingto the component area OA, some of elements of the display panel 10 maynot include a through hole. For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, theencapsulation substrate 300 includes the through hole 300H correspondingto the component area OA, but the substrate 100 may not include athrough hole.

Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 2C and 2D, both the substrate 100 andthe encapsulation substrate 300 may not include the through holescorresponding to the component area OA. In FIG. 2C, the sealing material350 may be arranged in the first non-display area NDA1 to surround thecomponent area OA.

Unlike FIG. 2C, the sealing material 350 may not be provided around thecomponent area OA in FIG. 2D. An outer sealing material 360 may belocated in the second non-display area NDA2 and may seal the displaylayer 200 from external air by bonding the substrate 100 to theencapsulation substrate 300. According to some example embodiments, thedisplay device 1 of FIGS. 2A to 2C may also include the outer sealingmaterial 360 that surrounds the display area DA.

An insulating layer IL of FIG. 2D may have an opening IL-OPcorresponding to the component area OA. According to some exampleembodiments, in the component area OA, any element may not be arrangedbetween the substrate 100 and the encapsulation substrate 300. Accordingto some example embodiments, a portion of an inorganic insulatinglayer(s) such as a buffer layer may remain in the component area OA ofthe substrate 100.

Though it is shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D that the component 20 is locatedbelow the display panel 10, that is, located on one side of thesubstrate 100, the component 20 may be at least partially inserted andlocated inside the through hole 10H so as to overlap lateral sides ofthe display panel 10 that define the through hole 10H in FIG. 2A.

The component 20 may include another member besides the electronicelement. According to some example embodiments, in the case where thedisplay device 1 is used as a smartwatch or an instrument panel for anautomobile, the component 20 may be a member such as clock hands or aneedle indicating information (e.g., set or predetermined information)(e.g. the velocity of a vehicle, etc.). Alternatively, the component 20may include an element such as an accessory that increases aestheticsense of the display panel 10.

FIGS. 3A to 3C are cross-sectional views of the display device 1according to other embodiments and may correspond to cross-sections ofthe display device 1 taken along the line II-II′ of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 3A, like the display device 1 described with referenceto FIG. 2A, the display device 1 may include the display panel 10 andthe component 20. Also, according to some example embodiments, thedisplay device 1 may further include an input sensing member sensing atouch input, a reflection prevention member, a window, etc. arranged onthe display panel 10.

Unlike the display panel 10 including the encapsulation substrate 300 asan encapsulation member and the sealing material 350 described abovewith reference to FIG. 2A, the display panel 10 according to the presentembodiment may include a thin-film encapsulation layer 300′ as anencapsulation member. In the case where the display panel 10 includesthe thin-film encapsulation layer 300′ as an encapsulation member, theflexibility of the display panel 10 may be improved even more.Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a difference is mainlydescribed.

The thin-film encapsulation layer 300′ may include at least oneinorganic encapsulation layer and at least one organic encapsulationlayer. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the thin-film encapsulationlayer 300′ may include a first inorganic encapsulation layer 310, asecond inorganic encapsulation layer 330, and an organic encapsulationlayer 320 therebetween.

The first and second inorganic encapsulation layers 310 and 330 mayinclude a suitable inorganic encapsulation layer material, for example,at least one inorganic insulating material selected from the groupconsisting of aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), titanium oxide (TiO₂), tantalumoxide (Ta₂O₅), hafnium oxide (HfO₂), zinc oxide (ZnO₂), silicon oxide(SiO₂), silicon nitride (SiN_(x)), and silicon oxynitride (SiON). Theorganic encapsulation layer 320 may include a polymer-based material.The polymer-based material may include an acryl-based resin, anepoxy-based resin, polyimide, and polyethylene.

The display panel 10 may include the through hole 10H corresponding tothe component area OA. For example, the substrate 100, the display layer200, and the thin-film encapsulation layer 300′ may respectively includethrough holes 100H, 200H, and 300H each corresponding to the componentarea OA. The thin-film encapsulation layer 300′, for example, the firstinorganic encapsulation layer 310, the second inorganic encapsulationlayer 330, and the organic encapsulation layer 320 each may includeholes corresponding to the component area OA. A size of the hole of theorganic encapsulation layer 320 may be greater than sizes of the holesof the first and second inorganic encapsulation layers 310 and 330, andthus the first inorganic encapsulation layer 310 may contact the secondinorganic encapsulation layer 330 around the component area OA.

Unlike FIG. 3A, some elements of the display panel 10 may not include athrough hole. As shown in FIG. 3B, the display layer 200 and thethin-film encapsulation layer 300′ may respectively include the throughholes 200H and 300H corresponding to the component area OA, but thesubstrate 100 may not include a through hole.

According to some example embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3C, all of thesubstrate 100, the display layer 200, and the thin-film encapsulationlayer 300′ may not include through holes corresponding to the componentarea OA.

Even though the substrate 100 does not include the through hole 100H asshown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, portions of the display layer 200 thatcorrespond to the component area OA may be at least partially removedand thus a light transmittance for the electronic element, which is thecomponent 20, may be secured.

In the case where the thin-film encapsulation layer 300′ does notinclude the through hole, the at least one inorganic encapsulation layerand the at least one organic encapsulation layer each may cover aportion of the substrate 100 in the component area OA. For example, thedisplay layer 200 arranged between the substrate 100 and the thin-filmencapsulation layer 300′ may not cover a portion of the substrate 100that corresponds to the component area OA. The portion of the substrate100 that corresponds to the component area OA may be covered by thethin-film encapsulation layer 300′.

Though it is shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C that all of the insulating layer ILcorresponding to the component area OA is removed, some layers of theinsulating layer IL, which is a multi-layer, corresponding to thecomponent area OA may be removed in the display panel 10 according tosome example embodiments.

Though it is shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C that the component 20 is locatedbelow the display panel 10, that is, located on one side of thesubstrate 100, the component 20 may be at least partially inserted andlocated inside the through hole 10H so as to overlap lateral sides ofthe display panel 10 that define the through hole 10H in FIG. 3A.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are plan views of the display panel 10 according to someexample embodiments, and FIG. 5 is an equivalent circuit diagram of oneof pixels of the display panel 10 according to some example embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the display panel 10 may include a plurality ofpixels P arranged in the display area DA. Each pixel P may include adisplay element such as an organic light-emitting diode. Each pixel Pmay emit, for example, red, green, blue, or white light through anorganic light-emitting diode. In the present specification, a pixel Pmay be a sub-pixel that emits red, green, blue, or white light asdescribed above.

As shown in FIG. 5, a pixel P may include a pixel circuit PC and anorganic light-emitting diode OLED electrically connected to the pixelcircuit PC. The pixel circuit PC may include a plurality of thin filmtransistors and a storage capacitor. The plurality of thin filmtransistors and the storage capacitor may be connected to signal linesSL, SL-1, EL, and DL, an initialization voltage line VL, and a drivingvoltage line PL.

The plurality of thin film transistors may include a driving thin filmtransistor T1, a switching thin film transistor T2, a compensation thinfilm transistor T3, a first initialization thin film transistor T4, anoperation control thin film transistor T5, an emission control thin filmtransistor T6, and a second initialization thin film transistor T7.

The signal lines include the scan line SL, a previous scan line SL-1,the emission control line EL, and the data line DL, the scan line SLtransferring a scan signal Sn, the previous scan line SL-1 transferringa previous scan signal Sn-1 to the first initialization thin filmtransistor T4 and the second initialization thin film transistor T7, theemission control line EL transferring an emission control signal En tothe operation control thin film transistor T5 and the emission controlthin film transistor T6, and the data line DL intersecting with the scanline SL and transferring a data signal Dm.

The driving voltage line PL transfers a driving voltage ELVDD (alsoreferred to as first power) to the driving thin film transistor T1. Theinitialization voltage line VL transfers an initialization voltage Vintinitializing the driving thin film transistor T1 and a pixel electrodeof the organic light-emitting diode OLED.

A driving gate electrode G1 of the driving thin film transistor T1 isconnected to a first storage capacitor plate Cst1 of the storagecapacitor Cst, a driving source electrode S1 of the driving thin filmtransistor T1 is connected to the driving voltage line PL through theoperation control thin film transistor T5, and a driving drain electrodeD1 of the driving thin film transistor T1 is electrically connected tothe pixel electrode of an organic light-emitting diode OLED through theemission control thin film transistor T6. The driving thin filmtransistor T1 receives a data signal Dm depending on a switchingoperation of the switching thin film transistor T2 and supplies adriving current I_(OLED) to the organic light-emitting diode OLED.

A switching gate electrode G2 of the switching thin film transistor T2is connected to the scan line SL, a switching source electrode S2 of theswitching thin film transistor T2 is connected to the data line DL, anda switching drain electrode D2 of the switching thin film transistor T2is connected to the driving source electrode S1 of the driving thin filmtransistor T1 and simultaneously connected to the driving voltage linePL through the operation control thin film transistor T5. The switchingthin film transistor T2 is turned on in response to a scan signal Sntransferred through the scan line SL and performs a switching operationof transferring a data signal Dm transferred through the data line DL tothe driving source electrode S1 of the driving thin film transistor T1.

A compensation gate electrode G3 of the compensation thin filmtransistor T3 is connected to the scan line SL, a compensation sourceelectrode S3 of the compensation thin film transistor T3 is connected tothe driving drain electrode D1 of the driving thin film transistor T1and simultaneously connected to the pixel electrode of the organiclight-emitting diode OLED through the emission control thin filmtransistor T6. A compensation drain electrode D3 of the compensationthin film transistor T3 is connected to the first storage capacitorplate Cst1 of the storage capacitor Cst, a first initialization drainelectrode D4 of the first initialization thin film transistor T4, andthe driving gate electrode G1 of the driving thin film transistor T1.The compensation thin film transistor T3 is turned on in response to ascan signal Sn transferred through the scan line SL and may compensatefor the driving thin film transistor T1 by electrically connecting thedriving gate electrode G1 to the driving drain electrode D1 of thedriving thin film transistor T1.

A first initialization gate electrode G4 of the first initializationthin film transistor T4 is connected to the previous scan line SL-1, afirst initialization source electrode S4 of the first initializationthin film transistor T4 is connected to a second initialization drainelectrode D7 of the second initialization thin film transistor T7 andthe initialization voltage line VL. A first initialization drainelectrode D4 of the first initialization thin film transistor T4 isconnected to the first storage capacitor plate Cst1 of the storagecapacitor Cst, the compensation drain electrode D3 of the compensationthin film transistor T3, and the driving gate electrode G1 of thedriving thin film transistor T1. The first initialization thin filmtransistor T4 is turned on in response to a previous scan signal Sn-1transferred through the previous scan line SL-1 and transfers aninitialization voltage Vint to the driving gate electrode G1 of thedriving thin film transistor T1, thereby initializing a voltage of thedriving gate electrode G1 of the driving thin film transistor T1.

An operation control gate electrode G5 of the operation control thinfilm transistor T5 is connected to the emission control line EL, anoperation control source electrode S5 of the operation control thin filmtransistor T5 is connected to the driving voltage line PL. An operationcontrol drain electrode D5 of the operation control thin film transistorT5 is connected to the driving source electrode S1 of the driving thinfilm transistor T1 and the switching drain electrode D2 of the switchingthin film transistor T2.

An emission control gate electrode G6 of the emission control thin filmtransistor T6 is connected to the emission control line EL, an emissioncontrol source electrode S6 of the emission control thin film transistorT6 is connected to the driving drain electrode D1 of the driving thinfilm transistor T1 and the compensation source electrode S3 of thecompensation thin film transistor T3. An emission control drainelectrode D6 of the emission control thin film transistor T6 isconnected to the second initialization source electrode S7 of the secondinitialization thin film transistor T7 and the pixel electrode of theorganic light-emitting diode OLED.

The operation control thin film transistor T5 and the emission controlthin film transistor T6 are simultaneously turned on in response to anemission control signal En transferred through the emission control lineEL to allow the driving voltage ELVDD to be transferred to the organiclight-emitting diode OLED and thus the driving current I_(OLED) to flowthrough the organic light-emitting diode OLED.

A second initialization gate electrode G7 of the second initializationthin film transistor T7 is connected to the previous scan line SL-1, thesecond initialization source electrode S7 of the second initializationthin film transistor T7 is connected to the emission control drainelectrode D6 of the emission control thin film transistor T6 and thepixel electrode of the organic light-emitting diode OLED. The secondinitialization drain electrode D7 of the second initialization thin filmtransistor T7 is connected to the first initialization source electrodeS4 of the first initialization thin film transistor T4 and theinitialization voltage line VL. The second initialization thin filmtransistor T7 is turned on in response to a previous scan signal Sn-1transferred through the previous scan line SL-1 and may initialize thepixel electrode of the organic light-emitting diode OLED.

Though FIG. 5 shows the case where the first initialization thin filmtransistor T4 and the second initialization thin film transistor T7 areconnected to the previous scan line SL-1, the embodiment is not limitedthereto. For example, according to some example embodiments, the firstinitialization thin film transistor T4 may be connected to the previousscan line SL-1 and driven in response to a previous scan signal Sn-1,and the second initialization thin film transistor T7 may be connectedto a separate signal line (for example, the next scan line) and drivenin response to a signal transferred through the separate signal line.

A second storage capacitor plate Cst2 of the storage capacitor Cst isconnected to the driving voltage line PL, and an opposite electrode ofthe organic light-emitting diode OLED is connected to a common voltageELVSS (also referred to as second power). Therefore, the organiclight-emitting diode OLED may receive the driving current I_(OLED) fromthe driving thin film transistor T1 and emit light to thereby display animage.

Though it is shown in FIG. 5 that the compensation thin film transistorT3 and the first initialization thin film transistor T4 each have a dualgate electrode, the compensation thin film transistor T3 and the firstinitialization thin film transistor T4 each may have one gate electrode.

Referring to FIG. 4A again, each pixel P may be electrically connectedto driving circuits arranged in the non-display area, for example, thesecond non-display area NDA2. A first scan driving circuit 110, a secondscan driving circuit 120, a terminal 140, a data driving circuit 150, afirst power supply line 160, a second power supply line 170, a firstinitialization power supply line 181, and a second initialization powersupply line 182 may be arranged in the second non-display area NDA2.

The first scan driving circuit 110 may supply a scan signal to eachpixel P through a scan line SL. The first scan driving circuit 110 mayprovide an emission control signal to each pixel P through an emissioncontrol line EL. The second scan driving circuit 120 may be parallel tothe first scan driving circuit 110 with the display area DAtherebetween. Some of the pixels P arranged in the display area DA maybe electrically connected to the first scan driving circuit 110. Theother pixels P that are not connected to the first scan driving circuit110 may be electrically connected to the second scan driving circuit120. According to some example embodiments, one of the first scandriving circuit 110 and the second scan driving circuit 120 may beomitted.

The terminal 140 may be arranged on one side of the substrate 100. Theterminal 140 may be exposed and electrically connected to a printedcircuit board PCB by not being covered by an insulating layer. Aterminal PCB-P of the printed circuit board PCB may be electricallyconnected to the terminal 140 of the display panel 10. The printedcircuit board PCB transfers a signal of a controller or power to thedisplay panel 10. The printed circuit board PCB may transfer a controlsignal generated by the controller to the first scan driving circuit 110and the second scan driving circuit 120.

The data driving circuit 150 may be electrically connected to the dataline DL. A data signal of the data driving circuit 150 may be providedto each pixel P through a connection line 151 connected to the terminal140, and the data line DL connected to the connection line 151. Thoughit is shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B that the data driving circuit 150 isarranged on the printed circuit board PCB, the data driving circuit 150may be arranged on the substrate 100 according to some exampleembodiments. For example, the data driving circuit 150 may be arrangedbetween the terminal 140 and the first power supply line 160.

The first power supply line 160 may include a first sub-line 162 and asecond sub-line 163 each being parallel to each other with the displayarea DA therebetween and extending in an x-direction. The drivingvoltage line PL extending so as to cross the display area DA may beconnected to the first sub-line 162 and the second sub-line 163. Thesecond power supply line 170 may have a loop shape having one open sideand partially surround the display area DA. The first power supply line160 may provide the first power ELVDD (see FIG. 5) to each pixel P, andthe second power supply line 170 may provide the second power ELVSS (seeFIG. 5) to each pixel P as described above.

The first and second initialization power supply lines 181 and 182 maybe arranged in the second non-display area NDA2. The first and secondinitialization power supply lines 181 and 182 respectively have shapesat least surrounding the left and the right of the display area DA andmay extend in a y-direction. For example, the first and secondinitialization power supply lines 181 and 182 may be apart from eachother with the display area DA therebetween. The first and secondinitialization power supply lines 181 and 182 may extend in they-direction and a portion of the first and second initialization powersupply lines 181 and 182 may have a shape bent toward the display areaDA along an edge corner of the display area DA. The first and secondinitialization power supply lines 181 and 182 may provide aninitialization voltage to each pixel P through the initializationvoltage line VL.

The component area OA may be located inside the display area DA. Theplurality of pixels P may be arranged around the component area OA. Theplurality of pixels P may surround the component area OA.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the component area OA may be arranged in an upperright portion of the display area DA. According to some exampleembodiments, as shown in FIG. 4B, the component area OA may be arrangedin an upper central portion of the display area DA. For example, in thecase where the component area OA is arranged in a central portion of thedisplay area DA, a difference in an emission characteristic betweenpixels P on the left of the component area OA and pixels P on the rightof the component area OA may be reduced. According to some exampleembodiments, the component area OA may be arranged in various locationsinside the display area DA such as an upper left portion, a lower rightportion, a lower left portion, and a central portion inside the displayarea DA. Though it is shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B that one component areaOA is provided, the component area OA may be provided as a plurality ofcomponent areas inside the display area OA according to some exampleembodiments.

Detouring lines may be arranged in the first non-display area NDA1, thedetouring lines applying a signal or power (e.g., a set or predeterminedsignal or power) to pixels P apart from each other around the componentarea OA. A relevant structure is described below with reference to FIG.8.

The display panel described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B may be afigure of the substrate 100. For example, the substrate 100 may includea first area, a second area, a third area, and a fourth area, the firstarea corresponding to the component area OA, the second areacorresponding to the display area DA, the third area corresponding tothe first non-display area NDA1, and the fourth area corresponding tothe second non-display area NDA2. A plurality of pixels P are arrangedin the second area of the substrate 100 to constitute the display areaDA of the display panel that may display an image. The fourth area ofthe substrate 100 is an outer area of the substrate 100 that surroundsthe second area. The first scan driving circuit 110, the second scandriving circuit 120, the terminal 140, the data driving circuit 150, thefirst power supply line 160, the second power supply line 170, the firstinitialization power supply line 181, and the second initializationpower supply line 182 may be arranged in the fourth area.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are plan views of one of pixels of a display panelaccording to some example embodiments, and FIGS. 7A and 7B arecross-sectional views of the pixel taken along the lines Aa-Aa′ andBa-Ba′ of FIGS. 6A and 6B.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 7A, the driving thin film transistor T1, theswitching thin film transistor T2, the compensation thin film transistorT3, the first initialization thin film transistor T4, the operationcontrol thin film transistor T5, the emission control thin filmtransistor T6, and the second initialization thin film transistor T7 maybe arranged along a semiconductor layer 1130.

Some regions of the semiconductor layer 1130 may correspond tosemiconductor layers of the driving thin film transistor T1, theswitching thin film transistor T2, the compensation thin film transistorT3, the first initialization thin film transistor T4, the operationcontrol thin film transistor T5, the emission control thin filmtransistor T6, and the second initialization thin film transistor T7. Inother words, the semiconductor layers of the driving thin filmtransistor T1, the switching thin film transistor T2, the compensationthin film transistor T3, the first initialization thin film transistorT4, the operation control thin film transistor T5, the emission controlthin film transistor T6, and the second initialization thin filmtransistor T7 may be connected to each other and may have a shape bentin various directions.

The semiconductor layer 1130 is located over the substrate 100. It isshown in FIG. 7A that a portion of the semiconductor layer 1130, forexample, a driving semiconductor layer 1130 a, a compensationsemiconductor layer 1130 c, and an emission control semiconductor layer1130 f are located over the substrate 100.

A buffer layer IL1 may be formed under the semiconductor layer 1130, thebuffer layer IL1 including an inorganic material such as silicon oxide,silicon nitride, and silicon oxynitride.

The semiconductor layer 1130 may include a channel region, a sourceregion, and a drain region, the source region and the drain region beingon two opposite sides of the channel region. The source region and thedrain region may be respectively a source electrode and a drainelectrode of a thin film transistor. Hereinafter, for convenience ofdescription, a source region and a drain region are respectivelyreferred to as a source electrode and a drain electrode.

The driving thin film transistor T1 includes the driving gate electrodeG1, the driving source electrode S1, and the driving drain electrode D1,the driving gate electrode G1 overlapping a driving channel region, andthe driving source electrode S1 and the driving drain electrode D1 beingon two opposite sides of the driving channel region. The driving channelregion overlapped with the driving gate electrode G1 may form a longchannel length in a narrow space by having a structure bent in variousshapes. For example, in the case where a length of the driving channelregion is formed long, a driving range of a gate voltage widens andgradation of light emitted from an organic light-emitting diode OLED maybe more elaborately controlled, and a display quality may be improved.

The switching thin film transistor T2 includes the switching gateelectrode G2, the switching source electrode S2, and the switching drainelectrode D2, the switching gate electrode G2 overlapping a switchingchannel region, and the switching source electrode S2 and the switchingdrain electrode D2 being on two opposite sides of the switching channelregion. The switching drain electrode D2 may be connected to the drivingsource electrode S1.

The compensation thin film transistor T3 is a dual thin film transistorand may include the compensation gate electrodes G3, the compensationsource electrode S3, and the compensation drain electrode D3, thecompensation gate electrodes G3 overlapping two compensation channelregions, and the compensation source electrode S3 and the compensationdrain electrode D3 being on two opposite sides of the compensationchannel region. The compensation thin film transistor T3 may beconnected to the driving gate electrode G1 of the driving thin filmtransistor T1 through a node connection line 1174 described below.

The first initialization thin film transistor T4 is a dual thin filmtransistor and may include the first initialization gate electrodes G4,the first initialization source electrode S4, and the firstinitialization drain electrode D4, the first initialization gateelectrodes G4 overlapping two first initialization channel regions, andthe first initialization source electrode S4 and the firstinitialization drain electrode D4 being on two opposite sides of thefirst initialization channel region.

The operation control thin film transistor T5 may include the operationcontrol gate electrode G5, the operation control source electrode S5,and the operation control drain electrode D5, the operation control gateelectrode G5 overlapping an operation control channel region, and theoperation control source electrode S5 and the operation control drainelectrode D5 being on two opposite sides of the operation controlchannel region. The operation control drain electrode D5 may beconnected to the driving source electrode S1.

The emission control thin film transistor T6 may include the emissioncontrol gate electrode G6, the emission control source electrode S6, andthe emission control drain electrode D6, the emission control gateelectrode G6 overlapping an emission control channel region, and theemission control source electrode S6 and the emission control drainelectrode D6 being on two opposite sides of the emission control channelregion. The emission control source electrode S6 may be connected to thedriving drain electrode D1.

The second initialization thin film transistor T7 may include the secondinitialization gate electrode G7, the second initialization sourceelectrode S7, and the second initialization drain electrode D7, thesecond initialization gate electrode G7 overlapping a secondinitialization channel region, and the second initialization sourceelectrode S7 and the second initialization drain electrode D7 being ontwo opposite sides of the second initialization channel region.

The above-described thin film transistors may be connected to the signallines SL, SL-1, EL, and DL, the initialization voltage line VL, and thedriving voltage line PL.

A gate insulating layer IL2 (see FIG. 7A) may be arranged on thesemiconductor layer 1130. The scan line SL, the previous scan line SL-1,the emission control line EL, and the driving gate electrode G1 may bearranged on the gate insulating layer IL2.

The gate insulating layer IL2 may include an inorganic material such assilicon oxide, silicon nitride, and silicon oxynitride. The scan lineSL, the previous scan line SL-1, the emission control line EL, and thedriving gate electrode G1 may include a metal such as molybdenum (Mo),aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), and an alloy thereof.

The scan line SL may extend in the x-direction. Some regions of the scanline SL may respectively correspond to the switching and compensationgate electrodes G2 and G3. For example, regions of the scan line SL thatoverlap the switching and compensation thin film transistors T2 and T3may be the switching and compensation gate electrodes G2 and G3,respectively.

The previous scan line SL-1 may extend in the x-direction and someregions of the previous scan line SL-1 may respectively correspond tothe first and second initialization gate electrodes G4 and G7. Forexample, regions of the previous scan line SL-1 that overlap the channelregions of the first and second initialization thin film transistors T4and T7 may be the first and second initialization gate electrodes G4 andG7, respectively.

The emission control line EL may extend in the x-direction. Some regionsof the emission control line EL may respectively correspond to theoperation control and emission control gate electrodes G5 and G6. Forexample, regions of the emission control line EL that overlap thechannel regions of the operation control and emission control thin filmtransistors T6 and T7 may be the operation control and emission controlgate electrodes G5 and G6, respectively.

The driving gate electrode G1 is an island type electrode and may beconnected to the compensation thin film transistor T3 through the nodeconnection line 1174.

An electrode voltage line HL and the initialization voltage line VL maybe arranged over the scan line SL, the previous scan line SL-1, theemission control line EL, and the driving gate electrode G1 with a firstinterlayer insulating layer IL3 (see FIG. 7A) including an inorganicmaterial therebetween.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the electrode voltage line HL may extend in thex-direction so as to intersect the data line DL and the driving voltageline PL. A portion of the electrode voltage line HL may cover at least aportion of the driving gate electrode G1 and constitute the storagecapacitor Cst in cooperation with the driving gate electrode G1. Forexample, the driving gate electrode G1 may serve as the first storagecapacitor plate Cst1 (or a bottom electrode) of the storage capacitorCst, and a portion of the electrode voltage line HL may serve as thesecond storage capacitor plate Cst2 (or a top electrode) of the storagecapacitor Cst.

The second storage capacitor plate Cst2, which is a portion of theelectrode voltage line HL, is electrically connected to the drivingvoltage line PL. It is shown in FIG. 6A that the electrode voltage lineHL is connected to the driving voltage line PL arranged on the electrodevoltage line HL through a contact hole 1158. The electrode voltage lineHL may have the same voltage level (a constant voltage, e.g. +5V) asthat of the driving voltage line PL. The electrode voltage line HL is akind of a driving voltage line in a transverse direction (x-direction).

Because the driving voltage line PL extends in the y-direction and theelectrode voltage line HL electrically connected to the driving voltageline PL extends in the x-direction intersecting the y-direction, aplurality of driving voltage lines PL and electrode voltage lines HL mayconstitute a mesh structure in the display area DA.

The initialization voltage line VL may extend in the x-direction. Theinitialization voltage line VL may be connected to the first and secondinitialization thin film transistors T4 and T7 through an initializationconnection line 1173. The initialization voltage line VL may be arrangedon the first interlayer insulating layer IL3. For example, theinitialization voltage line VL may be arranged on the same layer (e.g.the first interlayer insulating layer IL3) as a layer on which theelectrode voltage line HL and/or the second storage capacitor plateCst2, which is the top electrode of the storage capacitor Cst, isarranged and may include the same material as that of the second storagecapacitor plate Cst2.

The electrode voltage line HL and the initialization voltage line VL mayinclude metal such as Mo, Al, Cu, and Ti, and an alloy thereof.

The data line DL, the driving voltage line PL, the initializationconnection line 1173, the node connection line 1174, and a firstconnection metal 1175 may be arranged over the second storage capacitorplate Cst2 and the electrode voltage line HL with a second interlayerinsulating layer IL4 (see FIG. 7A) including an inorganic materialtherebetween. Because the data line DL, the driving voltage line PL, theinitialization connection line 1173, the node connection line 1174, andthe first connection metal 1175 are formed during the same process, theymay include the same material. The data line DL, the driving voltageline PL, the initialization connection line 1173, the node connectionline 1174, and the first connection metal 1175 may include a singlelayer or a multi-layer including at least one of Al, Cu, Ti, etc.According to some example embodiments, the driving voltage line PL andthe data line DL may have a multi-layered structure of Ti/Al/Ti.

The data line DL may extend in the y-direction and be connected to theswitching source electrode S2 of the switching thin film transistor T2through a contact hole 1154. A portion of the data line DL may be theswitching source electrode S2 (that is, an electrode layer).

The driving voltage line PL may extend in the y-direction and beconnected to the electrode voltage line HL through the contact hole 1158as described above. Also, the driving voltage line PL may be connectedto the operation control thin film transistor T5 through a contact hole1155. The driving voltage line PL may be connected to the operationcontrol drain electrode D5 through the contact hole 1155.

One end of the initialization connection line 1173 may be connected tothe first and second initialization thin film transistors T4 and T7through a contact hole 1152, and the other end of the initializationconnection line 1173 may be connected to the initialization voltage lineVL through a contact hole 1151.

One end of the node connection line 1174 may be connected to thecompensation drain electrode D3 through a contact hole 1156, and theother end of the node connection line 1174 may be connected to thedriving gate electrode G1 through a contact hole 1157.

A first planarization insulating layer IL5 may be located on the dataline DL, the driving voltage line PL, the initialization connection line1173, the node connection line 1174, and the first connection metal1175. The first planarization insulating layer IL5 may include anorganic insulating material including a general-purpose polymer such aspolymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) or polystyrene (PS), polymer derivativeshaving a phenol-based group, an acryl-based polymer, an imide-basedpolymer, an aryl ether-based polymer, an amide-based polymer, afluorine-based polymer, a p-xylene-based polymer, a vinyl alcohol-basedpolymer, and a blend thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 6B and 7B, a second connection metal 1176 may befurther arranged on the first planarization insulating layer IL5. Thesecond connection metal 1176 may be arranged on the first planarizationinsulating layer IL5, and the second connection metal 1176 may becovered by a second planarization insulating layer IL6. The secondplanarization insulating layer IL6 may include a suitable organicinsulating material such as an acryl, benzocyclobutene (BCB), polyimide,or hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO). The second connection metal 1176 mayinclude a single layer or a multi-layer including at least one of Al,Cu, Ti, etc. The second connection metal 1176, the driving voltage linePL, and the data line DL may include a multi-layered structure ofTi/Al/Ti.

The first connection metal 1175 may be connected to the drain region ofthe emission control thin film transistor T6 through a contact hole1153. The first connection metal 1175 may be the drain electrode D6 ofthe emission control thin film transistor T6. The second connectionmetal 1176 may be connected to the first connection metal 1175 through acontact hole formed in the first planarization insulating layer IL5, andthe pixel electrode 210 may be electrically connected to the secondconnection metal 1176 through a contact hole CH defined in the secondplanarization insulating layer IL6. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 7A, in thecase where the second connection metal 1176 and the second planarizationinsulating layer IL6 are omitted, the pixel electrode 210 may beelectrically connected to the first connection metal 1175 through acontact hole CH defined in the first planarization insulating layer IL5.

The pixel electrode 210 may include a reflective layer including, forexample, silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), platinum (Pt),palladium (Pd), gold (Au), nickel (Ni), neodymium (Nd), iridium (Ir),chrome (Cr), or a compound thereof. According to some exampleembodiments, the pixel electrode 210 may further include a layerincluding indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide(ZnO), or indium oxide (In₂O₃) on/under the reflective layer.

A pixel-defining layer PDL may be arranged on the pixel electrode 210,the pixel-defining layer PDL covering edges of the pixel electrode 210.The pixel-defining layer PDL may include an opening exposing a portionof the pixel electrode 210. An intermediate layer 220 may overlap theopening.

The intermediate layer 220 includes an emission layer 222 on the portionof the pixel electrode 210 that is exposed through the opening of thepixel-defining layer PDL. The emission layer 222 may include a polymerorganic material or a low molecular weight organic material emittinglight of a color (e.g., a set or predetermined color). According to someexample embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7A, the intermediate layer 220 mayinclude a first functional layer 221 under the emission layer 222 and/ora second functional layer 223 on the emission layer 222.

The first functional layer 221 may include a single layer or amulti-layer. For example, in the case where the first functional layer221 includes a polymer material, the first functional layer 221 may be ahole transport layer (HTL), which has a single-layered structure. Thefirst functional layer 221 may include poly-(3, 4)-ethylene-dihydroxythiophene (PEDOT) or polyaniline (PANI). In the case where the firstfunctional layer 221 includes a low molecular weight material, the firstfunctional layer 221 may include a hole injection layer (HIL) and a holetransport layer (HTL).

The second functional layer 223 may be omitted. For example, in the casewhere the first functional layer 221 and the emission layer 222 includea polymer material, the second functional layer 223 may be formed tomake a characteristic of the organic light-emitting diode OLEDexcellent. The second functional layer 223 may include a single layer ora multi-layer. The second functional layer 223 may include an electrontransport layer (ETL) and/or an electron injection layer (EIL).

An opposite electrode 230 faces the pixel electrode 210 with theintermediate layer 220 therebetween. The opposite electrode 230 mayinclude a conductive material having a low work function. For example,the opposite electrode 230 may include a (semi) transparent layerincluding Ag, Mg, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, lithium (Li), calcium(Ca), or an alloy thereof. Alternatively, the opposite electrode 230 mayfurther include a layer including ITO, IZO, ZnO, or In₂O₃ on/under the(semi) transparent layer including the above material.

According to some example embodiments, the display layer 200 arranged onthe substrate 100 may be covered by the encapsulation member describedabove with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are plan views of wiring lines around the component areaOA according to embodiments. FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional viewsof the wiring lines taken along the line IX-IX′ of FIGS. 8A and 8B.FIGS. 8A and 8B show, for convenience of description, eight data linesDL0, DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, DL6, and DL7, eight driving voltage linesPL0, PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5, PL6, and PL7, eight scan lines SL0, SL1,SL2, SL3, SL4, SL5, SL6, and SL7, eight emission control lines EL0, EL1,EL2, EL3, EL4, EL5, EL6, and EL7, and eight initialization voltage linesVL0, VL1, VL2, VL3, VL4, VL5, VL6, and VL7 around the component area OA.

Referring to FIG. 8A, the data lines DL0, DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, DL6,and DL7 and the driving voltage lines PL0, PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5, PL6,and PL7 may extend in the y-direction.

Some driving voltage lines PL0 and PL7 among the driving voltage linesPL0, PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5, PL6, and PL7 may continuously extend so asto pass across the display area DA, but other driving voltage lines PL1,PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5, and PL6 around the component area OA may bedisconnected or separated around the component area OA. Driving voltagelines, which are located above the component area OA, of the drivingvoltage lines PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5, and PL6 that are disconnected maybe connected to the second sub-line 163 described above with referenceto FIGS. 4A and 4B, and driving voltage lines, which are located belowthe component area OA, of the driving voltage lines PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4,PL5, and PL6 that are disconnected may be connected to the firstsub-line 162.

Some data lines DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, and DL6 among the data linesDL0, DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, DL6, and DL7 may detour an edge of thecomponent area OA around the component area OA. For example, each of thefirst to sixth data lines DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, and DL6 connectingpixels P arranged below and above the component area OA in FIG. 8A mayinclude a portion extending in the y-direction in the display area DA,and a portion detouring the edge of the component area OA in the firstnon-display area NDA1.

Though it is shown in FIG. 8A that a detouring portion of each of thedata lines DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, and DL6 is a curve of an arc, thedetouring portion may have a stepwise configuration.

In FIG. 8A, pixels P located above and below the component area OA maybe electrically connected to one of the data lines DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4,DL5, and DL6 that detour the component area OA and may receive a datasignal from the data lines DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, and DL6. Forexample, the first to third data lines DL1, DL2, and DL3 among the datalines DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, and DL6 may be bent along a left edge ofthe component area OA, and the fourth to sixth data lines DL4, DL5, andDL6 may be bent along a right edge of the component area OA. Though itis shown in FIG. 8A, for convenience of description, that threedetouring data lines DL1, DL2, and DL3 (DL4, DL5, and DL6) are arrangedon the left and the right around the component area OA, the number ofdata lines detouring the component area OA may be three or more.

The scan lines SL0, SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4, SL5, SL6, and SL7 and theemission control lines EL0, EL1, EL2, EL3, EL4, EL5, EL6, and EL7 mayextend in the x-direction intersecting the y-direction. Some of the scanlines SL0, SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4, SL5, SL6, and SL7, and the emissioncontrol lines EL0, EL1, EL2, EL3, EL4, EL5, EL6, and EL7, for example,the first to sixth scan lines SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4, SL5, and SL6 and thefirst to sixth emission control lines EL1, EL2, EL3, EL4, EL5, and EL6may be disconnected around the component area OA. As described abovewith reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B, because the first scan drivingcircuit 110 and the second scan driving circuit 120 are arranged on twoopposite sides of the display area DA, some of the disconnected scanlines SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4, SL5, and SL6 and the disconnected emissioncontrol lines EL1, EL2, EL3, EL4, EL5, and EL6 arranged on the left ofthe component area OA in the plan view of FIG. 8A may be connected tothe first scan driving circuit 110. In the plan view of FIG. 8A, some ofthe disconnected scan lines SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4, SL5, and SL6 and thedisconnected emission control lines EL1, EL2, EL3, EL4, EL5, and EL6arranged on the right of the component area OA may be connected to thesecond scan driving circuit 120.

The initialization voltage lines VL0, VL1, VL2, VL3, VL4, VL5, VL6, andVL7 may extend in the x-direction. Some initialization voltage linesVL1, VL2, VL3, VL4, VL5, and VL6 around the component area OA may bedisconnected around the component area OA. In the plan view of FIG. 8A,a first initialization voltage line VL-A located on the left of thecomponent area OA may be apart from a second initialization voltage lineVL-B located on the right of the component area OA with the componentarea OA therebetween.

The first initialization voltage line VL-A and the second initializationvoltage line VL-B that are apart from each other may be respectivelyconnected to the first initialization power supply line 181 and thesecond initialization power supply line 182 described above withreference to FIGS. 4A and 4B. For example, in the case where the firstinitialization voltage line VL-A and the second initialization voltageline VL-B are apart from each other around the component area OA, adifference between an initialization voltage applied to pixels Parranged around the component area OA and an initialization voltageapplied to other pixels P may occur. In this case, quality of an imagedisplayed by the pixels P may be deteriorated.

In contrast, according to some example embodiments, because the firstinitialization voltage line VL-A and the second initialization voltageline VL-B are connected to an auxiliary voltage line VL-R, the aboveissue may be prevented or minimized.

The auxiliary voltage line VL-R may have a ring shape extending along acircumferential direction of the component area OA. According to someexample embodiments, as shown in FIG. 8A, the auxiliary voltage lineVL-R may have a linear structure neighboring a boundary between thethird area and the second area and arranged in the second area.According to some example embodiments, as shown in FIG. 8B, theauxiliary voltage line VL-R may have a plate-type structure coveringapproximately the entire third area of the substrate 100. The auxiliaryvoltage line VL-R may be arranged on a layer different from a layer onwhich the initialization voltage lines VL0, VL1, VL2, VL3, VL4, VL5,VL6, and VL7 are arranged and may electrically connect theinitialization voltage lines that are apart from each other around thecomponent area OA through first and second contact holes CNT1 and CNT2.

For example, the first initialization voltage line VL-A may be connectedto the auxiliary voltage line VL-R through the first contact hole CNT1,and the second initialization voltage line VL-B may be connected to theauxiliary voltage line VL-R through the second contact hole CNT2. Asdescribed with reference to FIG. 6A, the initialization voltage linesVL0, VL1, VL2, VL3, VL4, VL5, VL6, and VL7 are arranged on the firstinterlayer insulating layer IL3. It is shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B that thefirst initialization voltage line VL-A and the second initializationvoltage line VL-B that are apart from each other around the componentarea OA are arranged on the first interlayer insulating layer IL3.

The auxiliary voltage line VL-R may be arranged over the firstinitialization voltage line VL-A and the second initialization voltageline VL-B with one or more insulating layers therebetween. For example,as shown in FIG. 9A, the auxiliary voltage line VL-R may be arranged onthe second interlayer insulating layer IL4 and may be covered by thefirst planarization insulating layer IL5 and the second planarizationinsulating layer IL6 arranged below the pixel electrode 210 (see FIG.7B). A portion of the auxiliary voltage line VL-R may be connected tothe first initialization voltage line VL-A through a first contact holeCNT1 of the second interlayer insulating layer IL4. Similarly, anotherportion of the auxiliary voltage line VL-R may be connected to thesecond initialization voltage line VL-B through a second contact holeCNT2 of the second interlayer insulating layer IL4.

According to some example embodiments, as shown in FIG. 9B, theauxiliary voltage line VL-R may be arranged on the first planarizationinsulating layer IL5 and covered by the second planarization insulatinglayer IL6 arranged below the pixel electrode 210 (see FIG. 7B). Aportion of the auxiliary voltage line VL-R may be connected to amediation metal layer 1177 through a contact hole of the firstplanarization insulating layer IL5, and the mediation metal layer 1177may be connected to the first initialization voltage line VL-A through afirst contact hole CNT1 of the second interlayer insulating layer IL4.Similarly, another portion of the auxiliary voltage line VL-R may beconnected to the mediation metal layer 1177 through a contact hole ofthe first planarization insulating layer IL5, and the mediation metallayer 1177 may be connected to the second initialization voltage lineVL-B through a second contact hole CNT2 of the second interlayerinsulating layer IL4.

Because the initialization voltage lines VL1, VL2, VL3, VL4, VL5, andVL6 that are disconnected are connected as one body by the auxiliaryvoltage line VL-R, initialization voltage lines and the auxiliaryvoltage line VL-R each may have the same voltage level. Therefore, theoccurrence of a voltage deviation originated from disconnection of theinitialization voltage line may be minimized.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a display panel according to some exampleembodiments.

The display panel may include a plurality of component areas OA1 andOA2. According to some example embodiments, it is shown in FIG. 10 thatthe display panel includes two component areas OA1 and OA2.

The pixels P may be apart from each other around the plurality ofcomponent areas OA1 and OA2. Pixels P may not be arranged in a regionbetween the plurality of component areas OA1 and OA2. For example, asshown in FIG. 10, the first non-display area NDA1 may surround theplurality of component areas OA1 and OA2. Because description of otherelements of the display panel shown in FIG. 10 are the same as that madewith reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B, description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of wiring lines around a plurality of componentareas according to some example embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 11, each of the initialization voltage lines VL1, VL2,VL3, VL4, VL5, and VL6 may include a portion disconnected around theplurality of component areas OA1 and OA2. According to some exampleembodiments, FIG. 11 shows the first initialization voltage line VL-A onthe left of the first component area OA1, the second initializationvoltage line VL-B on the right of the second component area OA2, and athird initialization voltage line VL-C between the first component areaOA1 and the second component area OA2. The first initialization voltageline VL-A, the second initialization voltage line VL-B, and the thirdinitialization voltage line VL-C may be apart from one another.

The first initialization voltage line VL-A may be connected to the thirdinitialization voltage line VL-C through a first auxiliary voltage lineVL-R1. The third initialization voltage line VL-C may be connected tothe second initialization voltage line VL-B through a second auxiliaryvoltage line VL-R2.

Each of the first auxiliary voltage line VL-R1 and the second auxiliaryvoltage line VL-R2 may be arranged on a layer different from layers onwhich the first initialization voltage line VL-A, the secondinitialization voltage line VL-B, and the third initialization voltageline VL-C are arranged. For example, the first auxiliary voltage lineVL-R1 may be connected to the first initialization voltage line VL-Athrough the first contact hole CNT1 and connected to the thirdinitialization voltage line VL-C through the second contact hole CNT2.Likewise, the second auxiliary voltage line VL-R2 may be connected tothe third initialization voltage line VL-C through a first contact holeCNT1′ and connected to the second initialization voltage line VL-Bthrough a second contact hole CNT2′.

Cross-sections corresponding to the connection between the firstauxiliary voltage line VL-R1 and the first initialization voltage lineVL-A and the connection between the first auxiliary voltage line VL-R1and the third initialization voltage line VL-C may have the samestructure as that described above with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B.Likewise, cross-sections corresponding to the connection between thesecond auxiliary voltage line VL-R2 and the third initialization voltageline VL-C and the connection between the second auxiliary voltage lineVL-R2 and the second initialization voltage line VL-B may have the samestructure as that described above with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of wiring lines around the second non-displayarea NDA2 according to some example embodiments and may correspond to aregion XII of FIG. 10, and FIGS. 13A and 13B are cross-sectional viewsof a display device according to embodiments and may correspond tocross-sections taken along the line XIII-XIII′ of FIG. 12.

Referring to FIG. 12, the first initialization power supply line 181 maybe connected to the plurality of initialization voltage lines VL1, VL2,VL3, and VL4 passing across the display area DA. The firstinitialization power supply line 181 may include a portion extending inthe y-direction and a portion extending in a direction that is obliquewith respect to the y-direction. FIG. 12 mainly shows a portion of thefirst initialization power supply line 181 extending in the obliquedirection.

As shown in FIG. 10, a corner of the display area DA may have a roundedstructure. When the corner is enlarged, pixels P may be arranged in astepwise configuration as shown in FIG. 12. To provide theinitialization voltage to the pixels P arranged in the stepwiseconfiguration while efficiently utilizing the space of the secondnon-display area NDA2, a portion of the first initialization powersupply line 181 may extend in the oblique direction, for example, adirection between the x-direction and the y-direction as shown in FIG.12.

The first initialization power supply line 181 may include a pluralityof connection lines VL-L extending from one side of the firstinitialization power supply line 181. Each connection line VL-L may beelectrically connected to a corresponding initialization voltage lineamong the plurality of initialization voltage lines VL1, VL2, VL3, andVL4.

The first initialization power supply line 181 may be arranged on alayer different from layers on which the initialization voltage linesVL1, VL2, VL3, and VL4 are arranged and may be electrically connected tothe initialization voltage lines VL1, VL2, VL3, and VL4 through a thirdcontact hole CNT3.

According to some example embodiments, as shown in FIG. 13A, the firstinitialization power supply line 181 may be arranged on the secondinterlayer insulating layer IL4. The initialization voltage lines may bearranged on the first interlayer insulating layer IL3. It is shown inFIG. 13A that the second initialization voltage line VL2 among theplurality of initialization voltage lines VL1, VL2, VL3, and VL4 isarranged on the first interlayer insulating layer IL3. The connectionline VL-L extending from the first initialization power supply line 181may be connected to the second initialization voltage line VL2 through acontact hole formed in the second interlayer insulating layer IL4, thecontact hole formed in the second interlayer insulating layer IL4corresponding to the third contact hole CNT3 described with reference toFIG. 12.

The first initialization power supply line 181 arranged on the secondinterlayer insulating layer IL4 may include the same material as that ofthe data line and/or the driving voltage line described above withreference to FIGS. 6A and 7A. Also, the first initialization powersupply line 181 may include the same material as those of the nodeconnection line 1174 and the first connection metal 1175.

According to some example embodiments, as shown in FIG. 13B, the firstinitialization power supply line 181 may be arranged on the firstplanarization insulating layer IL5. The connection line VL-L extendingfrom the first initialization power supply line 181 may be connected toa metal layer ML through a contact hole formed in the firstplanarization insulating layer IL5, and the metal layer ML may beconnected to the initialization voltage line, for example, the secondinitialization voltage line VL2 through a contact hole formed in thesecond interlayer insulating layer IL4. The contact hole formed in thefirst planarization insulating layer IL5 and the contact hole formed inthe second interlayer insulating layer IL4 may correspond to the thirdcontact hole CNT3 described with reference to FIG. 12.

The first initialization power supply line 181 arranged on the firstplanarization insulating layer IL5 may include the same material as thatof the second connection metal 1176 described above with reference toFIGS. 6B and 7B.

For example, though FIGS. 12 to 13B mainly describe the firstinitialization power supply line 181, the structure described withreference to FIGS. 12 to 13B is equally applicable to the secondinitialization power supply line 182 (see FIG. 10), and equallyapplicable to the first and second initialization power supply linesdescribed with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

According to some example embodiments, as described above, a displaypanel having an improved reliability and a reduced non-display area, anda display device including the display panel may be provided.

The electronic or electric devices and/or any other relevant devices orcomponents according to embodiments of the present invention describedherein may be implemented utilizing any suitable hardware, firmware(e.g. an application-specific integrated circuit), software, or acombination of software, firmware, and hardware. For example, thevarious components of these devices may be formed on one integratedcircuit (IC) chip or on separate IC chips. Further, the variouscomponents of these devices may be implemented on a flexible printedcircuit film, a tape carrier package (TCP), a printed circuit board(PCB), or formed on one substrate. Further, the various components ofthese devices may be a process or thread, running on one or moreprocessors, in one or more computing devices, executing computer programinstructions and interacting with other system components for performingthe various functionalities described herein. The computer programinstructions are stored in a memory which may be implemented in acomputing device using a standard memory device, such as, for example, arandom access memory (RAM). The computer program instructions may alsobe stored in other non-transitory computer readable media such as, forexample, a CD-ROM, flash drive, or the like. Also, a person of skill inthe art should recognize that the functionality of various computingdevices may be combined or integrated into a single computing device, orthe functionality of a particular computing device may be distributedacross one or more other computing devices without departing from thespirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

It should be understood that embodiments described herein should beconsidered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes oflimitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodimentshould typically be considered as available for other similar featuresor aspects in other embodiments. While one or more embodiments have beendescribed with reference to the figures, it will be understood by thoseof ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and detailsmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope asdefined by the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A display panel comprising: a substrate includinga first area and a second area surrounding the first area; a pluralityof display elements in the second area and including a first displayelement and a second display element that are apart from each other withthe first area therebetween; a first initialization voltage lineextending in a first direction and electrically connected to the firstdisplay element; a second initialization voltage line extending in thefirst direction and electrically connected to the second displayelement; an auxiliary voltage line arranged on a layer different fromlayers on which the first initialization voltage line and the secondinitialization voltage line are arranged and electrically connecting thefirst initialization voltage line and the second initialization voltageline that are apart from each other; and a first insulating layercovering the first initialization voltage line, the secondinitialization voltage line, and the auxiliary voltage line and arrangedbelow the plurality of display elements.
 2. The display panel of claim1, wherein each of the plurality of display elements includes a pixelelectrode, an opposite electrode above the pixel electrode, and anemission layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode,and the auxiliary voltage line is below the pixel electrode with thefirst insulating layer therebetween.
 3. The display panel of claim 1,further comprising a second insulating layer arranged between the firstand second initialization voltage lines and the auxiliary voltage line.4. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of thinfilm transistors and a storage capacitor, the thin film transistors andthe storage capacitor being electrically connected to the first displayelement, wherein the first initialization voltage line and the secondinitialization voltage line include a same material as that of one ofelectrodes of the storage capacitor.
 5. The display panel of claim 4,wherein the storage capacitor includes a bottom electrode and a topelectrode, and the first initialization voltage line and the secondinitialization voltage line include a same material as that of the topelectrode.
 6. The display panel of claim 4, further comprising a contactmetal connecting one of the thin film transistors to the first displayelement, wherein the auxiliary voltage line includes a same material asthat of the contact metal.
 7. The display panel of claim 1, furthercomprising a mediation metal layer between the first initializationvoltage line and the auxiliary voltage line, and between the secondinitialization voltage line and the auxiliary voltage line.
 8. Thedisplay panel of claim 1, further comprising: a first scan lineextending in the first direction and electrically connected to the firstdisplay element; and a second scan line extending in the first directionand electrically connected to the second display element, wherein thefirst scan line is apart from the second scan line with the first areatherebetween.
 9. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising: afirst emission control line extending in the first direction andelectrically connected to the first display element; and a secondemission control line extending in the first direction and electricallyconnected to the second display element, wherein the first emissioncontrol line is apart from the second emission control line with thefirst area therebetween.
 10. The display panel of claim 1, furthercomprising an initialization power supply line in an outer area of thesubstrate, wherein the initialization power supply line is arrangedbetween the substrate and the first insulating layer.
 11. The displaypanel of claim 10, further comprising: a first data line extending in asecond direction intersecting the first direction and connected to thefirst display element; and a second data line extending in the seconddirection and connected to the second display element, wherein theinitialization power supply line includes a same material as that of thefirst data line or the second data line.
 12. A display device includingat least one component area inside a display area, and a non-displayarea surrounding the display area, the display device comprising: aplurality of display elements on the display area, each of the pluralityof display elements including a pixel electrode, an emission layer, andan opposite electrode that are sequentially stacked; a firstinitialization voltage line electrically connected to a first displayelement among the plurality of display elements and extending in a firstdirection in the display area; a second initialization voltage lineelectrically connected to a second display element among the pluralityof display elements, extending in the first direction in the displayarea, and being apart from the first initialization voltage line withthe at least one component area therebetween; an auxiliary voltage lineelectrically connecting the first initialization voltage line to thesecond initialization voltage line; and a first insulating layerarranged between the auxiliary voltage line and the pixel electrode. 13.The display device of claim 12, further comprising: a second insulatinglayer between the first and second initialization voltage lines and theauxiliary voltage line.
 14. The display device of claim 12, furthercomprising thin film transistors and a storage capacitor, the thin filmtransistors being electrically connected to the first display element,and the storage capacitor including a bottom electrode and a topelectrode, wherein the first initialization voltage line and the secondinitialization voltage line include a same material as that of the topelectrode of the storage capacitor.
 15. The display device of claim 14,further comprising a contact metal connecting one of the thin filmtransistors to the first display element, wherein the auxiliary voltageline includes a same material as that of the contact metal.
 16. Thedisplay device of claim 12, wherein the first initialization voltageline and the second initialization voltage line are arranged on a samelayer.
 17. The display device of claim 16, further comprising amediation metal layer between the first initialization voltage line andthe auxiliary voltage line, and between the second initializationvoltage line and the auxiliary voltage line.
 18. The display device ofclaim 12, further comprising: a first scan line extending in the firstdirection and electrically connected to the first display element; and asecond scan line extending in the first direction and electricallyconnected to the second display element, wherein the first scan line isapart from the second scan line with the at least one component areatherebetween.
 19. The display device of claim 12, further comprising: afirst emission control line extending in the first direction andelectrically connected to the first display element; and a secondemission control line extending in the first direction and electricallyconnected to the second display element, wherein the first emissioncontrol line is apart from the second emission control line with the atleast one component area therebetween.
 20. The display device of claim12, further comprising: an initialization power supply line in thenon-display area.
 21. The display device of claim 20, wherein theinitialization power supply line is below the first insulating layer.22. The display device of claim 20, further comprising: a first dataline extending in a second direction intersecting the first directionand connected to the first display element; and a second data lineextending in the second direction and connected to the second displayelement, wherein the initialization power supply line includes a samematerial as that of the first data line or the second data line.
 23. Thedisplay device of claim 12, wherein the at least one component areaincludes a first component area and a second component area arranged inthe first direction.
 24. The display device of claim 23, wherein thefirst initialization voltage line is on one side of the first componentarea, and the second initialization voltage line is on one side of thesecond component area, and the first component area and the secondcomponent area are between the first initialization voltage line and thesecond initialization voltage line that are apart from each other.